Rhakotis

The Egyptian Gods in the Sandman Series

Perhaps, we can say Gaiman was writing contemporary history at a period when history had ended (according to Francis Fukyama) or even in a post-post-modern period when grand narratives were both doubted but also valued as the source of some external truth.

The Egyptian Gods in the Sandman Series

Who are the Egyptian gods in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.

Nineteenth century paintings of Ancient Egypt

A look at Ancient Egyptian themed art of the Nineteenth Century.

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A printed image painted with color showing Simon Magus attacked by Angels

Ten Reliable Sources To Learn About Simon Magus

Dante placed Simon Magus in the eighth circle of hell, in a sub-circle for his followers.

Here, the damned are placed head downwards in moats of fire burning the soles of their feet.

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Isis, goddess of the seas and the Navigium Isidis

Celebrate the beginning of the maritime season with Isis

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Post-Modern Egyptomania

A celebration of the camp and classical excesses of Egyptian inspired po-mo architecture.

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Rhakotis Magazine

The online magazine exploring the history and legacy of the ancient world in all its complexity.

We take our name from Rhakotis, the Egyptian fishing town that developed into Alexandria, the classical city par excellence. Just as that city was both Egyptian and international, so was the ancient world.

We see the ancient world as a complex and cosmopolitan space in which various societies intermingled, creating international and local cultures that changed, merged and ruptured over the centuries. The history and culture of these societies have had and continue to have an impact on later societies which are themselves complex and never neutral.

Comic books and graphic novels

The Freemasons and Ancient Egypt

The Freemasons and Ancient Egypt

Symbolism of Egyptian came into freemasonry through Hermetica. Hermes Trismegistus was a powerful magician linked to the two figures of Thoth and Hermes (himself linked with Anubis). Books written by Hermes Trismegistus continued to be read throughout the medieval period and into the Renaissance and beyond.

The Apocalypse of the Psuedo-Methodus

The Apocalypse of the Pseudo-Methodius

Although relatively little known today the Apocalypse of the Pseudo-Methodius was the equivalent of a bestseller of its day. Originally composed in Syriac around 690-92 CE, it was soon translated and inspired versions of texts in various languages.

Architecture

21 classic buildings in london you really have to see

21 Classic Buildings in London you really have to see

The Bank of England building is high security classicism. It would be hard to break into this building. There is something slightly dystopian about it. The front is classical piedmont, similar to the Pantheon in Rome, but the back is high blank walls with tasteful ornaments and corniche work.